Washing-machine



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

E. A. HALL, OF JACKSONVILLE, INDIANA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 33,081, dated August 20, 1861.

To all whom Lt may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN A. HALL, of Jacksonville, Switzerland county, State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Machine for Washing Cloth-es; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,`and exa-ct description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

Figure l is a detached perspective view of the rubbers on moving parts of the Ina chine. Fig. 2 is a view of the tub or trough. I? ig. is a longitudinal section of the machine complete.

A is an angular trough like boX or tub, formed by two vertical and two sloping sides. The inner surface of each sloping side of the box has a series of parallel equidistant ribs C. The ribs on one side are opposite the spaces or grooves on the other. Between the lower extremities of the ribs C and the extreme bottom or angle of the box, a small interval C is provided to allow of the emptying of the tub when desired by means of a spigot E.

F are grooves in the vertical sides parallel with the sloping sides of the boX for the purpose of guiding two plungers or rubbers G, G similarly constructed as follows. A series of fingers 1, 2, 3, &c., are attached rectangularly to a T shaped stock in such a position as for the lingers of one rubber to intermesh with those of the other when in the machine. From each rubber a. pitman H connects with an arm I projecting from a common shaft J, to which latter is attached a lever or handle K by which the machine over.

is operated. A loose pin M, and series of holes L in pitman H enable the adjustment of the rubber to work to any depth in the tub desired, according to the bulk of the clothes under manipulation. The ribs C serve as guides for the fingers of the rubbers. They also elevate the clothes from the tub, and permit a free passage of water.

Operation: Disconnect one of the rubbers G from its pitman by withdrawing pin M, draw the rubber out of the boX, insert the clothes and water, replace and connect the rubber and then vibrate the handle II so as to alternately depress each rubber. The clothes floating partially in the 'water are thus alternately compressed in two different directions, the one at right angles to the other, the open character of the rubbers allowing a free ingress and egress of water, and each continually intercepting the spray of the other thus preventing slopping tub and then working the handle the machine can be made to act very efiiciently as a wringer.

I claim as new and of my invention herein- The Larrangement of angular box A, ribs C, and alternate open rubbers G, G, the whole being combined and operating Vtogether as set forth.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

E. A. HALL.

lVitnesses:

GEO. H. KNIGHT, J. T. MELCHER.

By withdrawing the spigot of the i 

